Letters from Fr. Fergus O’Higgins to +McQuaid accepting the position of Chaplain-General to the Guilds of Regnum Christi. 2 items

Letter from +James Fergus, Bishop of Achonry, to +McQuaid, accepting his invitation to the Liturgical Reception.

Correspondence (21 items) relating to the organization of a meeting between the Hierarchy and the Government to allow the Hierarchy the opportunity to express their views on the legislation amending the licensing laws. The correspondents are + Fergus, Taoiseach de Valera, Cardinal D’Alton, Minister for Justice Oscar Traynor, +McQuaid, + Lucey, + Browne, + Conway, Francis Lenny.

Letter from +Fergus to +McQuaid thanking him for the invitation to the Liturgical Reception for the new Nuncio.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Fergus regarding the Irish College, Salamanca. 1 item

Copy of typed letter to + Fergus from L. O Muirthe. The Minister is inviting the Hierarchy to nominate a representative to attend a conference to consider a memorandum received from the INTO.

Letter from +Fergus to +McQuaid regarding an Order of Nuns. He mentions the La Sagesse Sisters but suggests the Archbishop contact the Bishop of Elphin also. Ardagh & Clonmacnois

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Fergus, C.P., St. Paul’s Retreat, Mount Argus. He has brought to the notice of their priests the Archbishop’s notice regarding unapproved associations.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Fergus regarding adoptions outside Ireland which gives him much worry.

File relating to the removal of a crib from Dublin Airport chapel. The figures in the crib, designed by Fergus O’Farrell, were described as being ‘beneath the level of human dignity.’ Letter from Basil Clancy, editor of ‘Hibernia’ among these. Newspaper cuttings attached.